My story about bribery in the taxi industry is causing a flurry of attention. On Monday we received a copy of a letter that Harpreet Sandhu sent to Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson complaining about an odious practice in which a small group of taxi drivers are paying hotel doormen to high-grade them fares going to Vancouver International Airport. (The letter is attached at the end of this blog post.)
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The City of Vancouver is considering a year-long pilot project to determine whether taxis are able to share the city’s bus lanes without disrupting transit schedules.
The project, which will go to council for a vote next week, would allow taxis to travel — but not stop — in the city’s four bus/bicycle lanes on Pender, Burrard, Granville and Broadway, and the HOV/bus/bicycle lane on Georgia Street.
The city has also asked the province for ... Read More …